STAMFORD, Conn., October 31, 2017 -
Pitney Bowes Inc. (NYSE:PBI), a global technology company that provides
innovative products, solutions and data to power commerce, announced
today it has signed an agreement with Arrow Electronics, a leading
global provider of engineering, integration and supply chain services.
Together, Pitney Bowes and Arrow Electronics will enable public sector
authorities to securely gather, process and analyze data collected
through IoT devices to improve physical infrastructure efficiencies.

Public entities across the world are tasked with the challenge of making
their infrastructure smarter. With the increase of connected
devices—from mobile devices to transactions to sensors—the IoT is
generating data that can be used to produce valuable insights about
cities, how they operate, where they can improve, and what’s the best
process to facilitate enhancements.

Through this collaboration, Arrow and Pitney Bowes will bring to market
a solution that leverages Confirm Intelligent Infrastructure Management
and the Arrow Connect™ platform to quickly, efficiently and securely
process and analyze IoT-generated data captured through Arrow’s broad
array of infrastructure sensors.

Arrow Connect provides a technology-agnostic, universal data-ingestion
platform. Confirm provides visibility of infrastructure conditions in
real time, generates alerts and issues work orders automatically to
streamline the resolution of any problems with critical infrastructure
assets.

For example, Confirm can receive communications from Arrow-enabled IoT
deployments, such as storm drain sensors, to monitor the water and silt
levels in the drainage network for a given area. If the data identifies
that there is a blockage or failure in the drainage network, which
indicates an increased risk of flooding, the city would be notified and
crews can be automatically sent to investigate and resolve the issue,
ensuring that the city is kept flood-free.

Similarly, the collaboration will also help organizations link their
traffic-flow monitoring systems into Arrow Connect to uncover problems
or anomalies with the traffic speed. Equipped with this information,
organizations can seamlessly deploy safety teams to keep drivers safe;
automatically brighten streetlights to ensure drivers have the best
chance of seeing a problem; and make more efficient decisions to keep
roads flowing better.

“Arrow’s IoT capability spans design, build and device management across
purpose-built IoT solutions and employs some of the best engineers in
the world for connected technologies,” says Mark Taylor, Senior Vice
President of Software Channels, Pitney Bowes. “This collaboration with
Arrow allows Pitney Bowes to offer a more robust, IoT-ready
infrastructure management solution on a global scale. This is a
strategic move for both organizations, as our clients continue to demand
innovation that collects real-time data and drives efficiency and
responsiveness to their organizations.”

“The Pitney Bowes Confirm Intelligent Infrastructure Management solution
already services 45 percent of the U.K. road network and 140 million
citizens worldwide,” says Aiden Mitchell, Vice President of Global IoT
Solutions, Arrow Electronics. “Pitney Bowes has a proven track record in
Infrastructure Management and our partnership will bring scale to their
ability to collect and process IoT data and turn it into real insight.
Our alliance will create a pathway for our clients to create a truly
smarter world to live in.”

Confirm, is a cloud-based asset data and Intelligent Infrastructure
Management solution, which recently
launched in the U.S. Now, organizations globally can take advantage
of this end-to-end integrated platform that effectively manages asset
data across all phases of the lifecycle from current condition records
management to maintenance and future investment planning.

Pitney Bowes (NYSE:PBI) is a global technology company powering billions
of transactions – physical and digital – in the connected and borderless
world of commerce. Clients around the world, including 90 percent of the
Fortune 500, rely on products, solutions, services and data from Pitney
Bowes in the areas of customer information management, location
intelligence, customer engagement, shipping, mailing, and global
ecommerce. And with the innovative Pitney Bowes Commerce Cloud, clients
can access the broad range of Pitney Bowes solutions, analytics, and
APIs to drive commerce. For additional information visit Pitney Bowes,
the Craftsmen of Commerce, at www.pitneybowes.com.

About Arrow Electronics

Arrow Electronics is a global provider of products, services and
solutions to industrial and commercial users of electronic components
and enterprise computing solutions. Arrow serves as a supply channel
partner for more than 125,000 original equipment manufacturers, contract
manufacturers and commercial customers through a global network of more
than 465 locations serving over 90 countries. Learn more at www.fiveyearsout.com.

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